2024 McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowships

2024 McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme (The University of Melbourne)

Location: Parkville

The McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowships Program attracts outstanding Australian and international early career researchers to the University of Melbourne. This program recruits early career researchers who demonstrate the potential to build and lead interdisciplinary innovative research activities across Faculties and Schools. These researchers join a leading and lively academic environment that is internationally engaged, public-spirited, and with outstanding areas of research strength.

This is a highly competitive opportunity, with up to ten McKenzie Fellowships and one Indigenous McKenzie Fellowship available each year.

• The University will fund a three- or four-year full time appointment commencing at Level A.6 in the University salary band ($95,179) plus superannuation.
• Fellows will receive additional project funding of $25,000, to be spent over the term of their Fellowship, and lasting links to the global network of talented McKenzie Fellows alumni.
• Fellowships will commence between 1 January 2024 and 30 June 2024.
• Prospective applicants must discuss their interest in the program with the relevant faculty at the University of Melbourne, prior to submitting their application.

Further information on eligibility, contacts, and how to apply:

https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/mckenzie-fellowship

Key Dates:

• Eligibility Exemption Requests due 3pm Monday 15 May 2023
• Applications due 3pm Friday 26th May 2023
• Faculty-level expression of interest processes may also apply.

Applications will not be accepted through email. Please refer to the scheme webpage for information on how to apply.